PESHAWAR
Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Ali Amin Gandapur, as a timely step to effectively control the expeched outbreak of dengue fever during the upcoming season, has directed the authorities concerned to urgently prepare and implement Dengue Action Plan 2025.
On the special directives of the Chief Minister, a letter has been sent to Chief Secretary Khyber Pakhtunkhwa by the Chief Minister’s Secretariat in this regard.
The letter says that dengue fever has posed severe public health challenges in the last several years, and its effective control requires proactive efforts by all departments. It further says that previous experiences have shown that when structured and coordinated efforts are made during the dormant season, there is a marked reduction in the number of dengue cases in the peak season, adding that buliding on this, its imperative to immediately develop and execute synchronised activities to ensure all necessary preventive measures are in place before the peak dengue season.
“Dengue Action Plan 2025 should include a detailed schedule of activities for all the relevant departments, outlining preventive, promotional, and curative measures,” the letter reads and adds that a month-wise framework for the entire year should be developed to ensure that all anti-dengue activities, such as surveillance, vector control, environmental management, awareness capaigns, procurement and healthcare responses, are systematically executed. It has further been directed in the letter that the role for each department should be clearly outlined in the action plan so that it contributes effectively throughout the year adding that a comprehensive monitoring and reporting mechanism be put in place to meet the set objectives.
